Education
#1 Spend2 source items · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$14,152,000
Funds schools, higher education and related educational services, including support transferred to other governments.
Stable
City spending dashboard
Published Census recordsBristol · MA
Berkley Town, MA: government spending
Town / township government · survey 2022 · published finance observations
Published spending subtotal$24,291,000
Source coverage43 entries16 spending categories · individual-government records
DATAU.S. Census Bureau · survey 2022
Published revenue subtotal
$25,014,000
Money received · excludes borrowing
Entries needing verification
0
0 estimates · source checks, not fraud findings
Reported entries
43
Source flag R · other entries retain their original flags
Read this as a published-record subtotal. Subtotals combine only applicable entries published for this government and survey. Estimates and unknown classifications remain included and labeled. Missing entries are unknown, not zero; these records do not establish a complete city total, adopted budget or payment ledger.
Spending by public service
Survey 2022 · includes estimates where flaggedStable = reported source entries. Warning = estimates, corrections, unknown classifications or alternative sources needing verification. Not applicable entries are excluded. These are source checks, not findings of fraud or service quality.
Other general spending
4 source items · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$5,669,000
Groups general spending that the source does not allocate to a more specific service. Underlying accounts are needed to identify each program.
Stable
Police
1 source item · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$1,320,000
Funds policing, law enforcement and associated operations and equipment.
Stable
Roads & bridges
2 source items · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$1,019,000
Funds roads, bridges and associated construction, maintenance and administration.
Stable
Public health
2 source items · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$554,000
Funds public-health services, prevention, health administration and related programs outside the separately classified hospital function.
Stable
Finance & tax administration
1 source item · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$450,000
Funds tax administration, treasury, accounting, budgeting and other financial management.
Stable
Inspections & regulation
1 source item · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$402,000
Funds licensing, protective inspections and regulation of activities covered by the source classification.
Stable
Government administration
2 source items · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$216,000
Funds general government administration, public buildings and related support functions.
Stable
Libraries
2 source items · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$165,000
Funds public library collections, facilities, staffing and services.
Stable
Fire protection
2 source items · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$152,000
Funds fire protection, emergency response, staffing, equipment and facilities.
Stable
Interest on general debt
1 source item · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$87,000
Pays interest on general government debt. Interest is separate from repayment of principal.
Stable
Courts & legal services
1 source item · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$48,000
Funds courts, prosecution, legal services and the administration of justice.
Stable
Public assistance
1 source item · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$41,000
Funds public assistance, benefit administration and services for people who meet program eligibility rules.
Stable
Parks & recreation
1 source item · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$10,000
Funds parks, recreation facilities, maintenance and public recreation services.
Stable
Natural resources
1 source item · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$5,000
Funds conservation, resource management and related environmental or land programs.
Stable
Water utility
1 source item · survey 2022
Published subtotal
$1,000
Funds public water supply, treatment, distribution and utility infrastructure.
Stable
| Service | Published subtotal | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
Education #1 Spend2 source items · survey 2022 Funds schools, higher education and related educational services, including support transferred to other governments. | $14,152,000 | Stable | |
Other general spending 4 source items · survey 2022 Groups general spending that the source does not allocate to a more specific service. Underlying accounts are needed to identify each program. | $5,669,000 | Stable | |
Police 1 source item · survey 2022 Funds policing, law enforcement and associated operations and equipment. | $1,320,000 | Stable | |
Roads & bridges 2 source items · survey 2022 Funds roads, bridges and associated construction, maintenance and administration. | $1,019,000 | Stable | |
Public health 2 source items · survey 2022 Funds public-health services, prevention, health administration and related programs outside the separately classified hospital function. | $554,000 | Stable | |
Finance & tax administration 1 source item · survey 2022 Funds tax administration, treasury, accounting, budgeting and other financial management. | $450,000 | Stable | |
Inspections & regulation 1 source item · survey 2022 Funds licensing, protective inspections and regulation of activities covered by the source classification. | $402,000 | Stable | |
Government administration 2 source items · survey 2022 Funds general government administration, public buildings and related support functions. | $216,000 | Stable | |
Libraries 2 source items · survey 2022 Funds public library collections, facilities, staffing and services. | $165,000 | Stable | |
Fire protection 2 source items · survey 2022 Funds fire protection, emergency response, staffing, equipment and facilities. | $152,000 | Stable | |
Interest on general debt 1 source item · survey 2022 Pays interest on general government debt. Interest is separate from repayment of principal. | $87,000 | Stable | |
Courts & legal services 1 source item · survey 2022 Funds courts, prosecution, legal services and the administration of justice. | $48,000 | Stable | |
Public assistance 1 source item · survey 2022 Funds public assistance, benefit administration and services for people who meet program eligibility rules. | $41,000 | Stable | |
Parks & recreation 1 source item · survey 2022 Funds parks, recreation facilities, maintenance and public recreation services. | $10,000 | Stable | |
Natural resources 1 source item · survey 2022 Funds conservation, resource management and related environmental or land programs. | $5,000 | Stable | |
Water utility 1 source item · survey 2022 Funds public water supply, treatment, distribution and utility infrastructure. | $1,000 | Stable |
Debt & insurance-trust records
Debt issued, retired and outstanding are different measures; beginning and ending balances must not be summed. Trust contributions, benefits and assets have their own scope. These entries are separate from the spending overview.
Finance entries, with their source flags
Every original item remains available here. Amounts are converted from thousands of dollars; original codes, source labels and flags remain attached.
Government identity & reporting limits
Which government is in this record?
- Census source name
- BERKLEY TOWN
- Government type
- Town / township government
- County label in source
- Bristol
- Fiscal year-end month and day
- June 30 — the identity file does not supply an ending calendar year.
Read the reporting limits first
Census edits these records to produce aggregate statistics. It warns that individual-government observations are not checked for accurate city time series and can contain reporting, coverage and processing errors. The 2022 census is broad; the 2024 annual survey is a sample. This page uses the latest available observation for this government, not a claim of current-year completeness.
Latest source flags: 43 reported (R). These flags do not establish fraud or audit assurance.
Original files and reproducible records
Survey years are retained as published. Amounts use source item codes and explicit flags; no missing value is replaced with zero. No cross-year growth or city rankings are inferred.
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